Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PGF file.
You'll see a preview.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert PGF to another file type
The converter easily converts your PGF file to various formats - free and online. No Matplotlib or or other Vector Image software needed.
PGF to JPG
PGF to PDF
PGF to PNG
PGF to GIF
PGF to BMP
PGF to TIFF
PGF to TIF
PGF to ICO
PGF to PSD
PGF to JPE
PGF to RPBM
PGF to RLB
Convert a file to PGF
To convert other file formats to the "LaTeX Graphics Backend" file type, you need software like Matplotlib or a similar tool.
About PGF files
The .pgf extension represents a collision between two distinct high-performance formats: the Matplotlib PGF backend used for generating vector graphics in LaTeX documents, and the Progressive Graphics File, a highly efficient wavelet-based raster image format developed at ETH Zurich. While Matplotlib uses this format to store plot data as TeX code for high-quality academic publishing, standard image viewers cannot render these files, leaving users with unreadable code blocks. Conversely, the Progressive Graphics File offers compression superior to JPEG, yet it suffers from near-zero support in modern web browsers (Chrome, Safari, Edge) and creative suites like Adobe Photoshop. Additionally, users in the gaming niche may encounter .pgf files as proprietary bitmap fonts from Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) firmware, which are entirely incompatible with PC font managers. This fragmentation creates significant access barriers. To solve this, Matplotlib PGF files should be converted to PDF or EPS for general viewing, while PGF raster images must be converted to JPG or WebP for web compatibility. Convert.guru instantly identifies the underlying format - whether vector code, raster image, or proprietary font - and converts it to a usable standard.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your PGF file.
If you want to convert PGF file to WEBP, CUR or PSB, you can use Matplotlib or similar software from the "Vector Graphics Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RAW, PNG, AI, NEF, PSB, DNG, SVG, GIF, EPS, JPG, ARW or PDF files to PGF, try Matplotlib or another comparable tool in the "Vector Graphics Storage" category.
The PGF Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our PGF converter.